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usb alien: in your cubicle, noone can hear you scream

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Here’s a creepy little critter to put on your desktop, right between the stapler and your coffee cup.

Fresh off the boat from Japan, this USB gadget looks just like the grotesque giant-headed, acid-blood-dripping, eponymous alien of Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien vs. Predator, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, Alien: Resurrection (and the soon-to-be Alien prequel).

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November 19th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys gadgets just plain fun

matias tactile pro 3 keyboard: the mac gets a real keyboard again

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While many of you might like the industrial design of the keyboards that Apple has been churning out for the last several years, I still long for keys that FEEL like keys. Thankfully, the guys over at Matias have the same sentiment and are getting ready to release a new Mac keyboard with REAL keys,…

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November 18th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing design technology

thanko four sd slot pen: a pen that can write and read!

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Get it? Thanko’s neat pen and SD card reader combo can accommodate up to 4 SD or MMC cards in its slim 0.6″ x 0.6″ x 6″ frame. And if you really want to look like a dork, just keep your memory cards on the pen all the time.

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November 16th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing gadgets mobile tech technology

10 key calculator is also a numpad-ator

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USB numpads are nothing new, but IDEA Japan’s 10 Key also functions as a calculator, so it’s… lemme calculate that… yep, twice as useful.

Those who want their peripherals to blend in with the rest of their computer will be glad to know that the 10 Key also comes in black and white.

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November 12th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing design gadgets

statue of liberty usb drive welcomes immigrant memories

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America – land of the free, home of the brave, and a place where memories are made – and stored in digital files with names like DSCN00043.JPG. Whether you think this Statue of Liberty USB flash drive is a tacky souvenir or not, it definitely is one of the more unusual USB drives I’ve seen…

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November 1st, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing strange + wonderful technology

ion tape express converter: play your cassette tapes one last time

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Immortalize your mixtapes with the Ion Tape Express, an easy to use device that converts your favorite songs to mp3 files. Just pop in a tape, connect it to your computer via USB, and let the bundled EZ Tape Converter Software work its magic.

As you may have guessed from its looks, the Tape Express…

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October 27th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: audio gadgets media players mobile tech retro technology

hp dreamscreen 100 and 130: digital picture frames on steroids

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HP’s new DreamScreen devices straddle the fine line between computer and digital picture frame. Like other digi-frames, you can view pictures without a computer. But with the DreamScreen, you can also wirelessly stream music, videos and photos from your PC or the Internet.

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October 26th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio gadgets home entertainment media players technology video

speed usb smart pad supports multitouch gestures: let your fingers do the zoomin’ and navigatin’

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Yeah, yeah, Apple is probably going to announce some sort of wondrous new multitouch input peripherals when it makes its rumored product announcements this week, but does that mean that Windows users can’t have at least a little multitouch lovin’ in the mean time? I don’t think so.

With this nifty Smart Pad peripheral from…

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October 19th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing technology

samurai warrior joystick won’t win any prizes for ergonomics

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Now I’m just fine with my DualShock 3 controller, but for those of you out there who prefer their joypads with a bit more character, you might want to check out this Samurai warrior USB controller.

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October 14th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun video games

ugliest speakers yet: (evil) clown sounds!

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We’ve featured some weird and ugly speakers here over the years, but this is definitely the one to buy if you’re looking for something really hideous to listen to your tunes on.

I feel like the only thing you should be playing through these awful looking clown speakers is some sort of disturbing, scratchy carnival…

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October 12th, 2009 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio strange + wonderful technology

lacie starck external hard drives: products of a love affair. no seriously.

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Computer hardware specialist LaCie celebrates its 20th anniversary with the introduction of their latest line of external hard drives designed by the world-famous Philippe Starck. Starck describes his design for the hard drives as powerful magma that’s been captured and protected. The magma, of course, is your data, hot and NSFW. No wait: hot and…

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October 6th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing design gadgets mobile tech technology

lacie sound2 usb speakers look like giant earphones

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LaCie’s Sound² speakers are perfect for ogres, ents and Michael Clarke Duncan. Designed by Neil Poulton, the Sound² kinda look like flattened earphones. Huge flattened earphones.

Each speaker measures 7.87 x 5.51 in. LaCie backs up Poulton’s design with French audio company Cabasse’s technology. Sound² speakers are equipped with a Class D digital amplifier, magnetic shielding and a…

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October 5th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: audio design technology

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